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Cloudy Sky, Light Drizzle Bring Relief To Delhi Amid Scorching Heat
The weather in Delhi experienced a sudden change on Thursday evening as the sky turned cloudy, followed by light drizzle and duststorm in some parts of the city, providing much-needed relief to Delhiites amid a heatwave.
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Delhi Power Demand Reaches All-Time High Of 8 Gigawatts Amid Scorching Heat
As Delhi boils at scorching temperatures reaching up to 47 degrees Celsius, the capital's electricity usage has reached an incredible peak of 8,000 MW today, its highest-ever peak power demand.
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Delhi Reveals Heat Action Plan: No Schools In Afternoon, Curb On Non-Essential Water Use
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.
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School Timings To Change During Summer? Delhi Has This Proposal
Delhi will alter school timings, suspend non-essential water use and survey vulnerable locations daily to mitigate the impact of extreme heat on susceptible populations in peak summers, according to the city's new heat action plan.
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Amid Soaring Temperatures, Delhi Yet To Implement Heat Action Plan
Most parts of India are expected to see above-normal temperatures and more heatwave days this summer season but the national capital is yet to implement a heat action plan (HAP), four years after the Centre recommended it to do so.
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Cloudy Sky, Light Drizzle Bring Relief To Delhi Amid Scorching Heat
The weather in Delhi experienced a sudden change on Thursday evening as the sky turned cloudy, followed by light drizzle and duststorm in some parts of the city, providing much-needed relief to Delhiites amid a heatwave.
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Delhi Power Demand Reaches All-Time High Of 8 Gigawatts Amid Scorching Heat
As Delhi boils at scorching temperatures reaching up to 47 degrees Celsius, the capital's electricity usage has reached an incredible peak of 8,000 MW today, its highest-ever peak power demand.
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Delhi Reveals Heat Action Plan: No Schools In Afternoon, Curb On Non-Essential Water Use
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.
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School Timings To Change During Summer? Delhi Has This Proposal
Delhi will alter school timings, suspend non-essential water use and survey vulnerable locations daily to mitigate the impact of extreme heat on susceptible populations in peak summers, according to the city's new heat action plan.
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Amid Soaring Temperatures, Delhi Yet To Implement Heat Action Plan
Most parts of India are expected to see above-normal temperatures and more heatwave days this summer season but the national capital is yet to implement a heat action plan (HAP), four years after the Centre recommended it to do so.
